I realize that in Christian traditions holding a very high view of the Scriptures, like my own, it may sound as if I am downgrading the importance of the Bible. That is not the case. It is God’s Word, inspired by him, and the authority for our faith and lives. Through it we discover who he is—and what greater gift can there be? And it does contain many useful and applicable principles for life and faith. But in our zeal to honor the importance of God’s Word and extol its usefulness, we may unintentionally do the opposite. We may reduce the Bible from God’s revelation of himself to merely a
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